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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 24 - 28, 2006

(23, Q3) Chiaki Kusuhara/Satoko Urata, Japan

Chiaki Kusuhara
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ehime

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

120

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Klagenfurt 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$170,315.00

Satoko Urata
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$60,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	5	6	2	US$74,400.00

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Ryo Tokuno - 25th	Mika Teru Saiki - 41st
2005	Satoko Urata - 25th	Chiaki Kusuhara - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	Q2	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	15	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	17	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	18	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/14-18/2005	Indonesia Open	14	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2005	Greece Open	18	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q2	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	28, Q6	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	Q5	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	20	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	26	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	25	33rd	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	21, Q4	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	20	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	9	9th	160	US$6,000.00

China Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/24/2006	Qualifier 1	Jieqiong Jin / Chenchen Miao, China (Q30)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:37
Wed, 5/24/2006	Qualifier 2	Asta Baltakys / Bryce Barry, Canada (Q19)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:39
Thu, 5/25/2006	Winner 1	Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (10)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	0:34
Thu, 5/25/2006	Contender 1	Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (7)	Lost 20-22, 15-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$13,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	5	0	$57,300.00
Total	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	5	0	$74,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Chiaki Kusuhara												Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,450.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
23	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	5	0	$44,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$8,425.00
88	0	0	0	0	2	22	29	19	0	$114,865.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	76	0	0	0	0	1	7	11	14	0	$49,900.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Challenger
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Goodwill Games
120	0	0	0	2	2	26	41	24	0	$170,315.00	Total	104	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	15	0	$60,200.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
2005	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	3	3	$50,100.00	20	29	40.8 %
2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	4	4	$57,600.00	25	34	42.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Chiaki Kusuhara													Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$700.00	1998	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,250.00	1999	FIVB
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	3	$9,500.00	2000	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	0	$18,625.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB C&S
10	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	2	0	$18,765.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$825.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	0	$20,625.00	2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,000.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	0	$19,250.00	2004	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	$9,250.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	3	$25,050.00	2005	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	3	$25,050.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
84	0	0	0	2	2	15	30	19	16	$116,765.00	Total	Total	43	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	9	23	$37,125.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	21	63.6%	8	24.2%	4	12.1%	29-4	87.9%	7	13.5%	8	15.4%	37	71.2%	7-45	13.5%	21-37	36.2%	15-12	55.6%	1	0	37-49	43.0%
2005-2006	17	60.7%	8	28.6%	3	10.7%	25-3	89.3%	7	14.6%	7	14.6%	34	70.8%	7-41	14.6%	17-34	33.3%	15-10	60.0%	0	0	32-44	42.1%
Against the Field	8	61.5%	3	23.1%	2	15.4%	11-2	84.6%	4	11.8%	4	11.8%	26	76.5%	4-30	11.8%	16-52	23.5%	14-12	53.8%	0	0	15-32	31.9%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	4	1	2	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	39
Total	0	0	13	8	1	2	0	0	6	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	49

Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata trail the series against the field 9-22 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kusuhara/Urata	15	21-7, 21-12	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Kusuhara/Urata	18	21-11, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Kusuhara/Urata	25	21-19, 21-15	0:40
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kusuhara/Urata	9	28-26, 21-17	0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Keizer/Leenstra	7	Kusuhara/Urata	23, Q3	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-3
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	10	Kusuhara/Urata	15	14-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:55
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q6	21-19, 21-13	0:47
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Kusuhara/Urata	26	21-18, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 9, Q15 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Zhang/Zuo	31, Q31	Kusuhara/Urata	Q2	21-13, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	10	Kusuhara/Urata	23, Q3	21-15, 21-12	0:34
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Cook/Sanderson	10	Kusuhara/Urata	18	21-17, 20-22, 15-10	1:06
Lead the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Kusuhara/Urata	18	21-17, 21-19	0:47
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Urata	20	Hakedal/Torlen	13	21-16, 21-17	0:36
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Kusuhara/Urata	9	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-12, 24-26, 25-23	1:15
Trail the series against # 12 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-2
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	Kusuhara/Urata	17	21-19, 21-14	0:36
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Kusuhara/Urata	21, Q4	21-13, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 0-1
9/15/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Winner 1	Barrera/Hamzaoui	19	Kusuhara/Urata	14	21-19, 21-23, 15-11	1:05
Series tied with # 18 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q6	Pohl/Rau	5	21-13, 11-21, 20-18	0:57
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Kusuhara/Urata	20	17-21, 21-19, 19-17	1:03
Trail the series against # 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	Kusuhara/Urata	18	21-14, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 20 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-2
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	Kusuhara/Urata	15	24-22, 21-15	0:49
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Gattelli/Perrotta	6	Kusuhara/Urata	18	21-18, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 24 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Lessard/Maxwell	19	Kusuhara/Urata	20	29-27, 17-21, 16-14	1:11
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	26	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	21-16, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/15/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	14	Petrova/Skalnikova	30, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Koizumi/Tanaka	28, Q12	Kusuhara/Urata	Q5	22-20, 19-21, 15-9	1:02
Series tied with # Q6 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-1
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Moiseeva/Uryadova	24, Q18	Kusuhara/Urata	Q2	21-17, 21-9	0:37
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	20	Moiseeva/Uryadova	4	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # Q7 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Urata	14	Lundqvist/Uddstahl	20, Q3	21-19, 19-21, 15-5	0:56
Lead the series against # Q19 Baltakys/Barry, Canada 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Kusuhara/Urata	23, Q3	Baltakys/Barry	Q19	21-12, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q30 Jin/Miao, China 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Kusuhara/Urata	23, Q3	Jin/Miao	Q30	21-14, 21-10	0:37